Laura Whateley

1 month ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Jess Sheldon |Laura Whateley

Women are holding on average £41,000 less in financial assets than men. While 50 years ago you would have had fewer privileges as women with your money, can the same be said of today? It’s hard to believe that only 50 years ago, you would have been denied the right to buy your own property without a male guarantor — yes, you’d have needed a man to get a mortgage. And it was only in 1975 that women could have their own bank accounts.

1 month ago | inkl.com | Laura Whateley

Gender pay gap. Women are holding on average £41,000 less in financial assets than men. While 50 years ago you would have had fewer privileges as women with your money, can the same be said of today? It’s hard to believe that only 50 years ago, you would have been denied the right to buy your own property without a male guarantor — yes, you’d have needed a man to get a mortgage. And it was only in 1975 that women could have their own bank accounts.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Laura Whateley

Navigating a cost of living crisis in a world where we can tap and spend without a thought is changing the way we manage our personal finances. Whether asking our boss for a pay rise or negotiating splitting the bill with friends, we have to confront our discomfort about discussing money. But the emotional stakes can feel precarious. So how do we navigate this new money etiquette? Who pays on a first date?

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Laura Whateley

Joanna Thomas* was working for a UK government department when she received a bonus. Her earnings, as had been the case since she got married in her early 20s, went into her only bank account: a joint one shared with her now ex-husband. The cash landed in the account in the morning. By the afternoon, her then-husband messaged to let her know he had withdrawn it all to buy a boat on eBay.

Jan 6, 2025 | theguardian.com | Laura Potter |Laura Whateley

Is loyalty or laziness costing me? People who don’t put in the legwork get charged more. Savings accounts often give a better interest rate for the first year, then it drops dramatically, because they want you to just sign up and forget about it. With mobile phones you pay off the handset within a couple of years, but keep paying a higher fee because you haven’t shopped around.